What are Hennas?

           Henna, also known as hina, is actually a type of plant and the sole species of the Lawsonia genus. The Lawsonia is a type of flowering plant which produces the dye for Hennas. The English name, henna, comes from the Arabic one which is: حِنَّاء‎ , and can be pronounced to 'hinna'. The English name can also be referred to as the dye that is prepared from the hina plant to what most teen girls know today, the beautiful Henna's.
          To keep it short, Henna is basically the dye taken from the plant and painted nicely on your skin to stain it which then creates amazing body art. This Body Art stain could last from a few days to a few weeks, depending on the different type of Henna that is used and your skin reacting to it. So if you want to get one, make sure the person knows what they are doing, because once its on your body, it will not be coming off by running your hand under water!



The Henna Plant, which looks like normal greenery                     

is produced to a paste like substance to paint on the body.
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The Henna painted on the arm, creating amazing body art.
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